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  • Saint George. Engraving by A. Collaert after J. Stradanus (Van der Straet), ca. 1600.
  • Hunting: hunters smoking rabbits out of their burrows, beating the ground with clubs, and closing ranks to catch rabbits. Engraving attributed to A. Wierix II after J. Stradanus.
  • Saint John the Baptist as a child, in the wilderness, with two angels and a lamb; city in the background. Engraving by A. Collaert after J. van der Straet, 161-.
  • A man influenced by the devil to deprive his three daughters of an adequate dowry so that they must stay at home clothmaking. Engraving by T. Galle after J. Stradanus (Van der Straet), ca. 1600.
  • Hunting: dogs chase hares towards pens while hunters on horseback look on. Engraving by Philipps Galle after J. Stradanus.
  • Chemists and workers operating distilling apparatus in a laboratory. Engraving by P. Galle (?) after J. van der Straet.
  • Hunting: wolves are attracted by a ram's carcass, are trapped in snares, and fall into a pit hidden by leaves. Engraving by Philipp Galle after Stradanus.
  • John the Baptist receiving his first bath, Elizabeth is recovering in bed while Zacharias is recording the childs name. Engraving by C. Galle after J. van der Straet.
  • Hunting: watching for hedgehogs and covering them with close fitting nets. Engraving by Philipps Galle after J. Stradanus.
  • Chemists and workers operating distilling apparatus in a laboratory. Engraving by P. Galle (?) after J. van der Straet.
  • The prophet Ezekiel having a vision of God. Engraving by C. Galle I after J. van der Straet (Stradanus).
  • The angel of the Annunciation. Engraving by H. Wierix after J. Stradanus.
  • The preparation of the medicine guaiacum from a tree (right), and a man in bed suffering from syphilis, drinking a decoction of the medicine (left). Line engraving by P. Galle after J. van der Straet.
  • The preparation of the medicine guaiacum from a tree (right), and a man in bed suffering from syphilis, drinking a decoction of the medicine (left). Line engraving by P. Galle after J. van der Straet.
  • Hunting: dogs scare the deer into nets, while a hunter throws his spear into the antlers of a stag. Engraving by Philipp Galle after Stradanus.
  • The preparation of the medicine guaiacum from a tree (right), and a man in bed suffering from syphilis, drinking a decoction of the medicine (left). Line engraving by P. Galle after J. van der Straet.
  • Figures practising the fine arts and drawing from a suspended skeleton and corpse. Engraving by C. Cort, 1578, after J. van der Straet.
  • Saint Margaret: with the aid of the Holy Cross she crushes a dragon and receives the rewards of martyrdom. Engraving by H. Wierix after J. Stradanus.